Stephen Mejias

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There is a pile of boxes in my office. Nothing unusual. Boxes are a fundamental aspect of our lives here at Stereophile, a fundamental aspect of the lives of most audiophiles, I imagine. Inside these boxes, however, there are no amplifiers, no loudspeakers, no turntables. These boxes hold the packaging materials for our Attention Screen release, Live">http://www.stereophile.com/musicrecordings/907att/">Live at Merkin Hall.